Vigil Held To Honor Md. Man Killed In Apparent Road Rage Incident

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — The New Jersey police officer accused of a road rage murder in Anne Arundel County has posted bail as his lawyer levels scandalous new racially-charged accusations against the victim.

Derek Valcourt explains it comes as friends and family of the Maryland man plan to honor him Wednesday night.

Friends of the victim have built a small memorial and they’re planning a candelight vigil at 8 p.m. at the scene of what police say was an apparent road rage killing.

“Disbelief,” said Jeanine Jones.

The pain is still too fresh for friends of 36-year-old Joseph Harvey, Jr., killed Saturday night. Police say he was shot by 40-year-old Joseph Walker, an insurance fraud police detective from New Jersey.

Police say Walker was driving his wife and three small children in their white minivan north on Route 3 in Anne Arundel County when they encountered Harvey and his passenger in a green Honda Accord. One car apparently cut off the other and police say the incident escalated into road rage. The two cars pulled over on the side of the road.